While Denise began her career in furniture design, an interest in global culture led her to leave her deep roots in the South and travel throughout Europe, Latin America, and China. The strong impressions of architecture and designs in nature found expressions through jewelry. As an apprentice to a master goldsmith of Hamburg, Germany, she studied the techniques of old world metalworking.This detailed, hands-on approach allowed the cultivation of a signature style fusing elemental and architectural forms — the foundation of her wearable works of art.

In 2004 she founded Denise Disharoon Designs. Each collection is handmade, fabricated, and finished from recylced sterling silver and gold in Denise's studio by the shore in Southern California.

Today her work can be found in more than 80 specialty boutiques across the country. Denise has received national recognition for her jewelry in a variety of publications, including Lucky, Daily Candy, and Pregnancy & Newborn. Her devotees include Sienna Miller and Cindy Crawford!